East Williston (LIRR station)
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| East Williston | |||
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| Address | NY 25B and Pennsylvania Avenue East Williston, NY |
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| Connections | MTA Long Island Bus All Island Taxi |
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| Platforms | 2 | ||
| Tracks | 2 | ||
| Parking | Yes | ||
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| Opened | 1880 | ||
| Accessible |  |
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| Owned by | MTA | ||
| Fare zone | 4 | ||
East Williston is the first station along the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at Hillside Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue, in East Williston, New York.
East Williston station was built sometime in 1880. and closed on December 10, 1996. Since then, it has operated as little more than a pair of sheltered high-level platforms with ticket vending machines and handicapped access ramps. Efforts to preserve the original station house failed when it was found to be too structurally unstable, and it was razed on December 11, 2004. Some in the community, have been considering building a whole new version of the original station house.
[edit] MTA Long Island Bus Connections
- N22A: Jamaica-Hicksville.
- N27: Hempstead-Glen Cove.
[edit] External links
- Official MTA-LIRR East Williston Station Website
- Unofficial LIRR History Website
- Sam Berliner III's Long Island Railroad page
- 1999 Former East Williston Station Photos (Victorian Stations of the LIRR)
- The End of East Williston Station
| Preceding station | Long Island Rail Road | Following station | ||
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toward New York terminals
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Oyster Bay Branch |
toward Oyster Bay
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